Abdulmajidia
Encyclopedia
Abdulmajidia is a genus
in the Lecythidaceae
family, consists of two species from Malay Peninsula
, listed as endangered species
.
Abdulmajidia is also placed in Barringtoniaceae by some authors (Takhtajan system
).
Species
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
in the Lecythidaceae
Lecythidaceae
The Lecythidaceae comprise a family of about 20 genera and 250-300 species of woody plants native to tropical South America and Madagascar.According to the most recent molecular analysis of Lecythidaceae The Lecythidaceae comprise a family of about 20 genera and 250-300 species of woody plants...
family, consists of two species from Malay Peninsula
Malay Peninsula
The Malay Peninsula or Thai-Malay Peninsula is a peninsula in Southeast Asia. The land mass runs approximately north-south and, at its terminus, is the southern-most point of the Asian mainland...
, listed as endangered species
Endangered species
An endangered species is a population of organisms which is at risk of becoming extinct because it is either few in numbers, or threatened by changing environmental or predation parameters...
.
Abdulmajidia is also placed in Barringtoniaceae by some authors (Takhtajan system
Takhtajan system
A system of plant taxonomy, the Takhtajan system of plant classification was published by Armen Takhtajan, in several versions from the 1950s onwards. It is usually compared to the Cronquist system. Key publications:-External links:* Takhtajan system at...
).
Species
- Abdulmajidia chanianaAbdulmajidia chanianaAbdulmajidia chaniana is a species of woody plant in the Lecythidaceae family. It is found only in Pahang and Johor in Malaysia. It is threatened by habitat loss....
Whitmore, 1974 - Abdulmajidia maxwellianaAbdulmajidia maxwellianaAbdulmajidia maxwelliana is a species of woody plant in the Lecythidaceae family. It is found only on Bukit Larut in Perak, Malaysia. It is threatened by habitat loss....
Whitmore, 1974